Marcia Moston
Being knee-deep in wedding plans with our one and only
daughter, I had to laugh when I came across the admonition in Proverbs to be
good stewards of what you had, so that in time of need there would be “food for your household and maintenance for
your girls.”—Proverbs 27:27
Ha! Maintenance for your girls. Lord knows us well. Our dear
one and only daughter was not cheap to keep and nor is she to give away. Makes
me kind of re-think the verse I used to pray over my children—“Let our sons in their youth be as grown-up
plants, And our daughters as corner pillars fashioned as for a palace.”—Psalm
144:12
There’s nothing more alluring than the World of Weddings to
remind you that your daughter has indeed been fashioned for a palace. I marvel
at the limitless possibilities, the complexity of a cake, the minutia of a
menu, the height of a shoe and the up-or-down do. All for a price, of course. If
you’re not careful, at the end of the day you could come out feeling like
you’ve just been the demo in a school for pickpockets. Where, oh where, did all the money go?